Must be randomized hell, then. I hate to sound like a shill, but I only ever had ONE issue with VM, and that was when they'd double-billed me two months running. Of course, a phonecall later (and 3 - 5 working days), the refund was applied. At the time, I was doing the minute thing (because who TALKS on a phone, anymore, right?), and I ended up getting 300 "free" minutes.
Meanwhile, AT&T and Verizon sucked the life out of me previously.
Did the same thing. If you're really lucky, you can pick up a phone from eBay that's listed as "Bad ESN." I got lucky and picked up an Optimus V for around $50, because the ESN was deemed "clean" by VM when I asked.
This was about three months after they were first available.
Not only can I -- thanks to Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl -- say anything I want by following it up with the "not a factual statement" disclaimer...
I can now slander companies AND get a cushy advertisement by NPR by saying "the tools of theater are not the same as the tools of journalism." Thanks, Mike Daisey!
No, I didn't put links. Google the names, lazy-folk!
Call me crazy, but are we really going to assume that someone in-charge of a MOBILE GAME COMPANY is going to tell the absolute truth when it comes to his competition?
I have to agree with some of the posts above; mobile gaming can keep their time-sinks, I'll stick with my MMOs!...Er..
I don't know about you, AC, but my schadenfreude is at an all-time high when I read stories such as this one. Reminds me of the deadly waves of stupid that come wafting off some people. Particularly some criminals.
In other words, Slashdot is performing a vital social service.
I know who it is. But even the most epic game designers can have off-games. It's one thing to have a company breathing down your neck for "quality assurance," but to have MILLIONS of fans that have donated their hard-earned cash, directly funding your project?
The only problem I can see is that now that the precedent has been set, the result better be the gaming equal to the Second Coming, else the fickle "gamerz" out there will raise so much Internet fury that everyone will be too scared to attempt this again.
Google has announced that they have recently acquired Fisher-Price, and shall be re-branding ALL Android phones as "Google Playphones" in keeping with their re-branding of the Android Market.
Hasn't Mythbusters already covered this? Hasn't "common sense" already covered this? And what in the world is an "Advanced Motorist?" Stop the planet, I want to disembark, thanks!
Oh, god. If you only knew... I'm a teacher, by trade. I do this, daily, but I consistently feel like I'm a parent watching a child stick a fork into a wall outlet for the fifteenth time. ESPECIALLY on subjects pertaining to security while online.
I don't really feel that's what the OP meant when he was making the post. It sounded, to me, more like someone that was deriding a hammer for its purpose because there may be people that don't want to headbutt nails.
It's seemed like a shoddy argument, blaming the tool. They have all those features because people want them. Period. There have been self-important people with short-attention spans long before the advent of smartphones, it's just that it's now a much more highlighted portion of society since multi-function phones are "everywhere."
Learned helplessness from the "always on" smartphone causing reliance; now THAT is an issue.
I take serious issue with anything that implies a person's problem is because of "The Internet." Like the poster above (and many more to come, I bet), people simply don't care anymore. If the Internet can be held responsible for anything, anymore, it's enabling people that are so desperate for attention, they need to inform others of every minutiae of their life.
Or I could have simply interpreted the title incorrectly; it is a silly thing.
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Must be randomized hell, then. I hate to sound like a shill, but I only ever had ONE issue with VM, and that was when they'd double-billed me two months running. Of course, a phonecall later (and 3 - 5 working days), the refund was applied. At the time, I was doing the minute thing (because who TALKS on a phone, anymore, right?), and I ended up getting 300 "free" minutes.
Meanwhile, AT&T and Verizon sucked the life out of me previously.
Did the same thing. If you're really lucky, you can pick up a phone from eBay that's listed as "Bad ESN." I got lucky and picked up an Optimus V for around $50, because the ESN was deemed "clean" by VM when I asked.
This was about three months after they were first available.
Ha! The joke is on you! As mine was ALSO sarcasm! Betcha didn't expect that!
Also, I haven't checked, how long was it before someone posted yet ANOTHER bit about the Sony Rootkit?
I don't quite understand the surprise. Hasn't it already been mentioned that Sony luvz proprietary-anything? Why should this be any different?
Also, I can't say I'd trust any "reliable anon. source."
You have to assume there ever was a soul to a website.
If so, I have a bridge I can sell you. For cheap. It, too, has a soul.
Of course not, it's trash-removal. A public service.
Not only can I -- thanks to Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl -- say anything I want by following it up with the "not a factual statement" disclaimer...
I can now slander companies AND get a cushy advertisement by NPR by saying "the tools of theater are not the same as the tools of journalism." Thanks, Mike Daisey!
No, I didn't put links. Google the names, lazy-folk!
Call me crazy, but are we really going to assume that someone in-charge of a MOBILE GAME COMPANY is going to tell the absolute truth when it comes to his competition?
I have to agree with some of the posts above; mobile gaming can keep their time-sinks, I'll stick with my MMOs!...Er..
I don't know about you, AC, but my schadenfreude is at an all-time high when I read stories such as this one. Reminds me of the deadly waves of stupid that come wafting off some people. Particularly some criminals.
In other words, Slashdot is performing a vital social service.
Wait, so there's a drug that's MORE addictive and in-demand than something Apple produces? Who'dathunk?!
... You know that the entire site is built with a BUSINESS mindset, yes? ... Did the "Sponsored by IBM" bit next to the site logo throw you off?
I know who it is. But even the most epic game designers can have off-games. It's one thing to have a company breathing down your neck for "quality assurance," but to have MILLIONS of fans that have donated their hard-earned cash, directly funding your project?
That's some serious pressure.
The only problem I can see is that now that the precedent has been set, the result better be the gaming equal to the Second Coming, else the fickle "gamerz" out there will raise so much Internet fury that everyone will be too scared to attempt this again.
Or if you take the right types of pills.
... I present to ye one (1) whole Internet.
Enjoy.
Awesome. I for one can't wait to hear about the turf war between Dell's Round Rock campus and this new Apple Dumpling gang.
You know, I was really hoping it was some sort of defensive driving course. I think everyone should learn the PIT maneuver.
Google has announced that they have recently acquired Fisher-Price, and shall be re-branding ALL Android phones as "Google Playphones" in keeping with their re-branding of the Android Market.
Dammit! I knew I missed something in the Teeny Tiny Legal Text! (tm)
Hasn't Mythbusters already covered this? Hasn't "common sense" already covered this? And what in the world is an "Advanced Motorist?"
Stop the planet, I want to disembark, thanks!
people simply don't care anymore
educate and bring them to our side of the fray.
Oh, god. If you only knew... I'm a teacher, by trade. I do this, daily, but I consistently feel like I'm a parent watching a child stick a fork into a wall outlet for the fifteenth time. ESPECIALLY on subjects pertaining to security while online.
I don't really feel that's what the OP meant when he was making the post. It sounded, to me, more like someone that was deriding a hammer for its purpose because there may be people that don't want to headbutt nails.
It's seemed like a shoddy argument, blaming the tool. They have all those features because people want them. Period. There have been self-important people with short-attention spans long before the advent of smartphones, it's just that it's now a much more highlighted portion of society since multi-function phones are "everywhere."
Learned helplessness from the "always on" smartphone causing reliance; now THAT is an issue.
Damn straight! And watches are for people who have a poor grasp on sundials!
I'm sorry, at what point did I specify you, oh person I've never seen before?
I took issue with the title of the article. Reading comprehension. It's fun!
I take serious issue with anything that implies a person's problem is because of "The Internet." Like the poster above (and many more to come, I bet), people simply don't care anymore. If the Internet can be held responsible for anything, anymore, it's enabling people that are so desperate for attention, they need to inform others of every minutiae of their life.
Or I could have simply interpreted the title incorrectly; it is a silly thing.